Climate averages 1991–2020
Nouakchott weather
in June.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the joint 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a hot month in Nouakchott: daytime highs average 33.8°C and nights cool to about 23.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical June (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 12 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Richard-Toll (183 km away). In June its highs average 38.6°C, 4.8°C warmer than Nouakchott, with 1.5 mm of rain.
Among the 2 cities listed in Mauritania, Nouakchott ranks 1st of 2 for the warmest June highs and 2nd of 2 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 2 cities is 29.5°C; Nouakchott is 4.3°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 2.8°C to 30.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.6 mm.
The annual picture
June in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Nouakchott climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.6°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 2.2 | 0.3 | 11.211 h |
| February | 28.4°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 0.9 | 0.3 | 11.512 h |
| March | 30.5°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.7°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.513 h |
| May | 33.1°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.013 h |
| June, selected | 33.8°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 13.213 h |
| July | 30.9°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 1.6 | 0.4 | 13.113 h |
| August | 31.7°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 13 | 2.4 | 12.713 h |
| September | 33.7°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 18 | 2.8 | 12.312 h |
| October | 34.7°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 6.4 | 1.1 | 11.712 h |
| November | 31.7°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 1.1 | 0.2 | 11.311 h |
| December | 28.0°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 4.0 | 0.3 | 11.111 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
June in nearby cities
- Richard-Toll in JuneSenegal · 183 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 23.2°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Saint-Louis in JuneSenegal · 236 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 22.7°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Louga in JuneSenegal · 276 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 22.1°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Nouadhibou in JuneMauritania · 336 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 19.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Touba in JuneSenegal · 359 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 22.0°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Tivaouane in JuneSenegal · 360 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 21.8°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Mbaké in JuneSenegal · 367 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 22.0°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Thiès in JuneSenegal · 380 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 21.8°C · 2.4 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Nouakchott) is explained once on the Nouakchott year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.